The interference of the backs was wretched and their running with a few exceptions was very slow. Often when a man was tackled, he ceased all further effort to advance; and the failure of men to get down in going through the centre was noticeable.
Hopkinson played as they liked through Harvard's guards and around Harvard's left end, and gained five yards or more on every V.
There was a noticeable lack of team play on the part of the Freshman eleven at almost every point. The tackling was very poor. Although the team was much heavier than their opponents yet they seemed thoroughly exhausted at the end of the first half.
The team lined up as follows:
L. e., Richardson; l. t., Booth; l. g., Worden; c., Faxon; r. g., Rice; r. t., Lewis; r. e., Clark; g. b., Borden; g.h. b., Arnold; r. hb., Gontrinan, Scott; f. b., Hamlin.